Joe Tu
Hands-on manager with 15 years of experience working with customer to deliver complex software and application solution.
- Role
- Manager at Panasonic Avionics Corporation
- Location
- Irvine, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joe Tu
Dynamic, versatile, hands-on manager with fifteen years of experience managing software and application development. Team management includes direct reports and 3rd party vendors. Adept at working with cross functional teams to drive schedule and track projects from scoping & planning, implementation, deployment, and maintenance. Proven leadership and ability to turn around poorly performing projects. Self-motivated team leader with the ability to learn rapidly. Multilingual: English, Cantonese, and Mandarin
Experience
Manager
Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Jun 2007 — Present · Lake forest, CA, US
Engineering Manager+ Managing and mentoring a team of software program managers and project managers to deliver customized software solutions and applications for airline customers and manufacturers.+ Manage customer backlog, priority, risk, and resource assignments+ Manage third party vendor relation and performance KPIAchievement:Delivered the award winning IFE software for EmiratesProgram Manager, Interactive Software Engineer+ Manage IFE software, requirement, and content for airlines: Emirates, United Airline, Air New Zealand, Turkish Airline, Gulf Air, Virgin America, Aer Lingus, Fiji Airways, Shanghai Air, and Hawaiian+ Work with 3rd party vendors to design and develop custom IFE software+ Work with customer, vendor, OEM, and SQA to perform the final ATP to certify the software+ Manage DOORS implementation and training for the software engineering department.+ Special project: Work with the VP of Engineering to design and develop a reporting tool to track company wide program statusAchievement:Delivered the award winning IFE software for Air New Zealand and helped United Airline successfully merge their Inflight Entertainment system and operation with Continental.Product/Project Manager+ Manage the entire product line life cycle from requirement definition to development for the eXcite Interactive, eLog, Survey, and the Connecting Gate product+ Wrote the requirement and work with developers to implement the iConfig Tool, a web based tool that is used to configure the eXcite interactive software to enable or disable applications/features.+ Function as liaison between Engineering, Program Management, and 3rd party vendors to ensure product features meet customer expectations and timelines.Achievement:Delivered Panasonic’s first off the shelf IFE system, eXcite Interactive, that can be customized and deployed in less than a month.
Education
UC Irvine
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering
1999 — 2003
UC Irvine
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering
1999 — 2003
UC Irvine
Master of Science - MS, Computer and Electrical Engineering
2005 — 2008
Skills
- Engineering Management
- Linux
- Project Management
- Software Development
- Earned Value Management
- Airlines
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Program Management
- Engineering
- Aerospace
- Software Engineering
- Quality Assurance
- Do-178b
- Avionics
- Ms Project
- Systems Engineering
- Integration
- Process Improvement
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